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| Salifidae | |
|---|---|
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| Barbronia weberi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Suborder: | Erpobdelliformes |
| Family: | Salifidae Johansson, 1909 |
Salifidae is a family of annelids belonging to the order Arhynchobdellida.[1] Like all leeches, salifids are hermaphrodites and most are very good swimmers.[2] Salifids live in aerated streams in Africa, Asia, and some Pacific islands.[3][2] They are macrophagous carnivores, rather than haematophagous (blood-sucking), and swallow their prey whole.[2] Prey animals include mainly chironomid larvae.[3][2] Salifids have pharyngeal stylets rather than the jaws or probosces present in other leeches.[2]
Genera
[edit]GBIF includes:[1]
- Barbronia Johansson, 1918
- Dineta Goddard, 1908
- Linta Westergren & Siddall, 2004
- Lumbricobdella Kennel, 1886
- Mimobdella Blanchard, 1897
- Odontobdella Oka, 1923
- Salifa Blanchard, 1897
- Sinodontobdella Nesemann et al., 2007
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Salifidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Oosthuizen, J.H.; Siddall, Mark E. (March 2002). "Chapter 14 Hirudinea". Guides to the Freshwater Invertebtrates of Southern Africa Volume 5: Non-Arthropods. Republic of South Africa.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 1 2 Westergren, Stephanie; Siddall, Mark E. (2004). "Two New Species of Salifid Leeches (Arhynchobdellida: Erpobdelliformes: Salifidae) from South Africa and Madagascar". American Museum Novitates (3456): 1–6. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2004)456<0001:TNSOSL>2.0.CO;2.